Bodil Jørgensen
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Research focus
- Characterisation of nano-cellulose for use as green bio-composite. Enzymatic extraction. Biochemical and structural analysis.
- Plant anatomy studies – light microscopy, confocal microscopy and immuno labeling.
- Development of larger scale enzymatic extraction of RGI from plant cell walls for different uses as medical coating, food ingredients etc.
- Use of transgenic plants to investigation of ex. genes involved in cell wall synthesis and degradation, drought, disease resistance, bio-fuel.
- Plant cell wall polysaccharides, structure, synthesis, degradation, applied science
- Development and implementation of plant transformation technologies for several species - potato (8 cultivars), rape seed, tomato , Lotus japonicus, Brachypodium distachyon,Lemna minorand tobacco – plants and suspension cells (BY2) and latest for algae – Clamydomonas, Penium Margaricitaceum and Ostreococcus tauri.
Employment
2010 - 2017 Associate professor, Department of Agriculture and Ecology, KU-LIFE later merged toDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, PLEN, KU
2001 - 2010 Senior scientist, Biotechnology Group, Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, later Faculty of Agricultural Sciences (DJF), Aarhus University. Maternity leave: 30-7-03 to 4-3-04
1996 – 2001 Research scientist, Biotechnology Group, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences (DIAS). Maternity leave: 7-1-99 to 5-8-99
1995 – 1996 Maternity leave: 1-8-1995 to 1-9-1996
1993 – 1995 Higher Scientific Officer, Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research (BBSCR), Aberystwyth, Wales, UK.
Project leader “Identification of Nodulation and Nitrogen fixation genes”.
1989 – 1992 Industrial Researcher, Danisco A/S, Maribo Frø, Copenhagen.
Academic degrees
1989 – 1992 Industrial Researcher, Danisco A/S, Maribo Frø, Copenhagen.
Project: “Establishment of a combined transformation and regeneration method for pea”. The project was finalised with a Ph.D from University of Copenhagen.
1982 - 1989 Cand. Scient. in Biology, University of Copenhagen
Project “Anatomiske studier af auxininducerede meristemer I hypocotylsegmenter fra Beta vulgaris”
1979 – 1982 Matematisk-naturfaglig student from Esbjerg Statsskole
Leadership
2016-2018 Head of Section for Glycobiology, PLEN, University of Copenhagen
2014-2018 Stand in for Professor William Willats, Head of Section, Section for Glycobiology, PLEN, University of Copenhagen due to illness in the family.
1996-2010 Head of the transformation unit, Biotechnology group, DJF
Research management
1996-2000 Deputy coordinator for the call: “Fremtidens kulturplanter”,
1996-1998 Chairman BIKO (bioteknologisk koordinationgruppe), a Ministry of Food and Agriculture initiative
2005-2007 Project administrator for “PectiCoat” a FP7 EU project
2007-2010 Project administrator for The High Technology Foundation project “Valorisation of potato byproducts”
2008-2012 Coordinator for “Pecticon”, Danish strategic research foundation from 2010
2008-2012 Work package leader, “ReneWall” FP7 EU project
2008-2012 Member of the steering committee for “ReneWall” FP7 EU project
2016-2020 Project manager and part of the daily management team, “ASSEMBLY” (Innovation foundation)
2016-2020 Work package leader, “ASSEMBLY” (Innovation foundation)
2016-2020 Deputy Chairman of the steering committee for “ASSEMBLY” (Innovation foundation)
Guest researchers
- Gabriela Libiakova one year during 1997-98, 6 months in 1999 (Transformation technology)
- Maria Cornelia Maior one year during 2002-2003 (Regeneration of the cell wall in potato protoplast)
- Eva Vaculkova one year during 2005-2006 (Promoter-GUS studies)
- Jana Moravcikova June 3rd to June 28th (Rapeseed transformation)
- Shazia Rehman 9 months during 2015-2016 (Tobacco transformation)
- Halbay Turumtay 3 days in April 2016 (Cell wall analysis)
Teaching portfolio and experiences
Teaching
I have been teaching on courses of bachelor, master and PhD level. Courses at bachelor level is in Danish and courses at master and PhD level are taught in English. The teaching covers biotechnology, plant anatomy, polysaccharides, inorganic chemistry and intellectual property rights.Since 2012 I have coordinated “Advanced Carbohydrate Techniques” and “Advanced Methods in Glycobiology” and have been active in developing the courses further. I am frequently used as examiner both at PLEN and DTU.
Supervision
During my employments, I have taken active part in supervising master students and Phd students. Currently I am main supervisor for two PhD students, co-supervisor for one PhD student plus supervisor for three master students. Two of the master students are in collaboration with Novozymes.
Function as chair for PhD committees.
Commissions of Trust and Professional Reviewing
- Board member of KAF (Kartoffelafgifts Fonden) from 2015. Nominated by the Danish Research Council
- Board member of Sukkerroeafgiftsfonden from 2017. Nominated by the Danish Research Council
- Elected as Union representative both at DJF (6 years) and PLEN (2 years).
- Chairman for the Departmental IT-committee.
- Reviewer for Food Hydrocolloids, PlosOne, Carbohydrate Polymers.
- Expert reviewer for project applications latest for Nordic Innovation.
- Member of the CensorNet - Censorkorps for ingeniøruddannelserne og de tekniske diplomuddannelser
Funding record
Extensive funding record from Danish research councils, larger EU grants with multiple partners. The projects are often funded from or with industry.
Industrial consultancy
Project title
|
Company |
Project period |
Establishment of a transformation tool for potato |
Kartoffelforædlingsstationen Vandel |
1997-2001 |
Potato virus Y resistant potato lines |
Kartoffelforædlingsstationen Vandel |
1997-2001 |
Consultancy on transformation of relevant species |
Evolva |
2005 |
Consultancy on transformation without antibiotic resistance |
Aresa |
2007 |
Public outreach
Participated in in the open door arrangement in the green houses showing the community the research.
Culture night (one Friday every year the university together with other public places opens the doors for the public during the night. KU-LIFE has a mixture of displays, lectures and tasting). Wine and beer (2009). Candy (lecture on pectin in candy) (2010)
During the years I have hosted many 8 and 9 grades primary school students for a week stay to introduce them to science.
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